diff --git a/cmake/VerifyCompiler.cmake b/cmake/VerifyCompiler.cmake
index 85df34b4b..a0fb491eb 100644
--- a/cmake/VerifyCompiler.cmake
+++ b/cmake/VerifyCompiler.cmake
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 # Find HIP package
 find_package(HIP 1.5.18263 REQUIRED) # 1.5.18263 is HIP version in ROCm 1.8.2
 
-if(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "hcc")
+if(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "hcc" OR HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "clang")
   if(NOT (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES ".*/hcc$" OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER MATCHES ".*/hipcc$"))
     message(FATAL_ERROR "On ROCm platform 'hcc' or 'clang' must be used as C++ compiler.")
   else()
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ if(HIP_PLATFORM STREQUAL "hcc")
     find_package(hip REQUIRED CONFIG PATHS /opt/rocm)
   endif()
 else()
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "HIP_PLATFORM must be 'hcc' (AMD ROCm platform)")
+  message(FATAL_ERROR "HIP_PLATFORM must be 'hcc' or 'clang' (AMD ROCm platform)")
 endif()